Emperor's Song
Capo on 1st fret
G (Bow down, bow down) G G C D (Bow down) C D (Bow down)
G What would you do if it all broke up? So what would you do if the doors were shut C D And the pearls are being eaten by the swine? G So what would you do if the worms don't turn? There's nothing left, nowhere to run C D And it's looking slightly bleaker every day G Do you follow your heart? Do you follow the drum? Do you follow the flag? Do you shoulder the gun? C D Do you slow march off the edge with head held high? C Do you go down gently and without a fight? D Do you take it on the chin and beg for more? C When the sword is raised and the trumpet calls D G You bow down, you bow down, you bow down to the Emperor's song C D Bow down to the Emperor's song (bow down) G So did you believe in the post-war dream? Do you hate dealing with machines? C D And one's picking up your prayers off the phone G You followed advice and you followed the work You followed the rules and you gave it your lot C D But a younger man's just taken on your job C
We've all got long term contracts with the man upstairs D But who's picking up the options on our souls? C When it's one life firm and the deal is up D You bow down, you bow down, you bow down to the Emperor's song C And we all bow down D And we all bow down C And we all bow down D We bow down, we bow Em C G Bm C D G C D (Bow down)
to the Emperor's song to the Emperor's song to the Emperor's song down, we bow down, we all bow down
C D (Bow down)
G What do you do when it's all too much? You're out of luck and out of touch C D And you can't relate to anything they say G So what you do when it gets too tough You want to say that enough's enough C D You want to walk away and just throw in the towel G Do you go with the grain, do you go with the tide? Do you go with the crowd, do you go for the ride? C D Do you hang on in until the bitter end? C There's a bandwagon leaving but it's not for me D Well, I've swallowed all the hooks and want no more C But when the lights are dimmed and the curtain calls D You bow down, you bow down, you bow down C And we all bow down to the Emperor's song D And we all bow down to the Emperor's song C And we all bow down to the Emperor's song D You bow down, you bow down, you bow down C And we all bow down to the Emperor's song
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